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Fail Squats, again...

Awful session. Was supposed to work up to a triple at 140kg, but 125kg felt like a 3rm, it was so hard.

Just stood there, stunned for a few minutes, pondering whether to go for 3plates or not, but decided just to hit the legs some more and get out.

Felt pretty dejected.

Lots of things conspiring to get me down, atm, training being only one of them. Not hit a DL or Squat PR since starting 5/3/1 and it's starting to wear on me. I know it can only be my fault, so can't complain too loud, lest someone hear me.

Need to eat more, but finances at this precise moment are extremely tight, so that's out of the question. Could cut down on the cardio, but don't want to do that either, because cardio fitness disappears so quickly.

I never found that that 5/3/1 did my much for strength gains. Maybe add a few singles at the end similar to Matt Rhodes version?

Hey bud - would like to, and has been suggested before by others.

Just having the energy - drained all the time atm and feel just as tired when I get up in the morning as I do last thing at night.

Think it's a calorie thing, what with all the cardio etc.

Finances are tight atm, with my wife and I both at college, but I've got a VERY sizeable inheritance coming through, soon, so that'll make things substantially easier. Gonna grin and bear it and take each workout as it comes till I have the means to up the ante.

Have you looked at the 5/3/1 for powerlifting? It's just like the original but you switch it to 3/5/1 and you add in singles.

Hey Brian - yeah, that's what I'm supposed to have been doing, but not been having enough left in the tank for it, haha!

I'm very tempted to knock squats and deads back a coupla cycles and work back up again...

Originally Posted by Coke

This is all hills and valleys like anything else, so no big deal when it doesn't go so well.

Lovely scenic shots, both St Ives and Marazion are beautiful!!

Cheers Coke. My family used to live down there, back in my grandfather's days. My surname is Pengelly, which is as Cornish as they come. Really aching to move back down there when we're finished with college.